Definition of around

Overview of adv around

The adv around has 10 senses? (first 9 from tagged texts)

1. (26) about, around

(in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight")

2. (13) around

(by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond")

3. (12) about, around

(used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around")

4. (6) around

(in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around")

5. (2) approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so

((of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party")

6. (1) about, around

(in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "suddenly she turned around")

7. (1) around

(to a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper")

8. (1) about, around

(all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her")

9. (1) around

(in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around")

10. round, around

(from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around")